Inside Higher Ed · 12 hours ago
Assistant Director, Study Abroad
Greensboro, NC
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$50K/yr - $51K/yr
5+ years expInside Higher Ed is a prominent organization focused on higher education, and they are seeking an Assistant Director for Study Abroad. This role involves advising and coordinating study abroad programs for over 200 students, ensuring their academic and logistical needs are met throughout the process.
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Responsibilities
Advising students interested in education abroad programs from the initial advising phase to return
Recruiting, advising, selecting, and conducting orientation for outbound education abroad students
Maintaining student exchange balances, administering travel grant programs, and coordinating transfer of credit
Maintaining the Terra Dotta platform for application and program management
Assisting in the development of promotional and informational materials including web pages, social media sites, brochures, handbooks, and videos that enhance student advising
Providing insight on best practices in academic integration, diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts, intercultural components, travel and security, and risk management, etc
Providing support to department liaisons and fostering peer-to-peer engagement among faculty liaisons
Developing workshops, presentations, and class visits
Supervising student assistants
Ensuring evaluations of all education abroad programs
Assisting with global agreements to build partnership relationships (as needed)
Implementing requisite administrative procedures
Completing duties as determined appropriate for the level of this position
Qualification
Required
A master's degree, or a bachelor's degree and an equivalent amount of education and experience, is required
Outstanding intercultural sensitivity, exemplary written & verbal competency, and excellent computer skills
The incumbent must be able to relate to students of diverse backgrounds and work effectively with multiple administrative and academic offices
Five years of prior experience working in the international education field at a higher education institution
This position requires the ability to develop and interpret health and safety policies and procedures and advise stakeholders accordingly
Ability to manage time effectively, work independently, and multi-task in a fast-paced environment with frequent deadlines
Ability to collaborate effectively with supervisors, coworkers, faculty and staff, community leaders, third party entities, and counterparts in partner institutions
Detail oriented with excellent organizational skills
High standards of professionalism needed to represent UNCG and the IPC effectively both domestically and abroad
Willingness to periodically travel domestically and abroad
Preferred
Master's degree with an international focus or in a related field
Experience working, living, and/or studying abroad
Experience working in a public higher educational system like UNC would be advantageous to this position
Experience advising international students on J-1 visas and an understanding of the SEVIS (Student and Exchange Visitor Information Systems) database
Experience managing international exchange agreements
Familiarity with Terra Dotta or other study abroad data management system
Familiarity with Banner
Company
Inside Higher Ed
Inside Higher Ed is the online source for news, opinion, and jobs related to higher education.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
unknown2022-01-10Acquired
2006-08-31Series Unknown
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